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The picture here of a U.S. soldier taking a water break on top of a tank was taken recently in the Middle Eastern nation of Kuwait. In 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, starting the Persian Gulf War in 1991. In that war, the U.S. led a coalition of countries that threw Iraq out of Kuwait. However, Saddam Hussein, Iraq's leader, stayed in power. Saddam Hussein is still in power, and the U.S. is once again preparing to invade Iraq. Only this time, Iraq has not invaded another country. Instead, the U.S. says Iraq is trying to build weapons of mass destruction -- chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. The U.S. says Iraq and Saddam Hussein are too dangerous to be left alone, and that he should be overthrown -- by an invasion if necessary. Iraq was forced by the United
Nations' Security Council to allow UN weapons inspectors the
country last November. As President Bush prepared to give the
annual State of the Union message last week, the inspectors gave
their first report to the United Nations. From your news reading
and watching, what did President Bush say about Iraq in his State
of the Union address? What did the UN weapons inspectors report
on what they've found so far in Iraq? Many members of the
UN and its Security Council question whether there should be
an invasion. They think the inspectors should be allowed more
time. Let's take a closer look at the controversy. |
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